“I expected better with Sampaoli”
At mid-season, it’s time to take stock! Olympique de Marseille are second in the Ligue 1 standings behind Paris Saint-Germain. For Denis Balbir, it’s still disappointing in the game.
It’s the winter break and many media / consultants take stock at mid-season. Olympique de Marseille is currently second in the League just behind PSG and is ahead of Lyon, Monaco or Lille to currently be serious competitors in the second part of the season.
When we take stock of the start of the season, we say to ourselves that it is “mixed” or “mixed +” – Balbir
Consultant for But Football Club, Denis Balbir gave his analysis on the first part of the season of Olympique de Marseille. He focused in particular on the contribution of the new coach, Jorge Sampaoli. According to him, the results and the proposed game are starting to run out of steam. He is disappointed with the Argentine coach.
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“In terms of the game, I expect a little better. Under Jorge Sampaoli, OM started with a lot of energy. In particular with Matteo Guendouzi and Dimitri Payet who brought a lot of projection. Since then, things have calmed down a bit. My other big disappointment is the handling of the Milik case. We were promised that with the Pole returning from injury, it was going to be fire. Finally, Sampaoli does not always play because of failing to integrate it. There are still some satisfactions at the start of the season. Besides Dimitri Payet who is still as good as ever, we can notably talk about the revelation Bamba Dieng. When we take stock of the start of the season, we say to ourselves that it is “mixed” or “mixed +”. Can we really be choosy when we come out of seasons with roller coasters as was the case with OM? It is also difficult to put aside the attacks suffered by Payet and the Marseillais in Nice and Lyon. It has played a lot in people’s minds at times. In these conditions, being still European in the Conference League and well present in the race for the podium is not so bad. Now, we always expect more from Marseillais ” Denis balbir – Source: But Football Club (12/25/21)